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Monday 29 March, 2021
Cadence Minerals PLC
First Iron Ore Shipment From Amapa Since 2015
RNS Number : 7252T
Cadence Minerals PLC
29 March 2021
Cadence Minerals Plc
("Cadence Minerals", "Cadence" or "the Company")
Inaugural Shipment of Iron Ore from the Amapa Iron Ore Project, Brazil
Cadence Minerals (AIM/NEX: KDNC; OTC: KDNCY) is pleased to announce that DEV Mineraço S.A's ("DEV") has commenced the shipment of the iron ore stockpiles from Santana, Amapa, Brazil. This shipment was approved via a court petition (details of which can be found here ) and represents the first shipment of Iron Ore from this asset since its closure in 2015.
Highlights:
· The first shipment of 45,000 tonnes of iron ore from the Amapa Iron Ore Project has commenced
· The vessel is currently loading and is due to sail this week
· Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China at US$167.05 per tonne (26/02/2021)
· Approximately 1.39Mt of iron ore currently stockpiled as DEV's wholly-owned port
· Operations are continuing in Brazil to prepare for the next shipment
On 19 February 2021, the State of São Paulo Upper Court published the ruling allowing DEV to export sufficient iron ore to realise a US$10 million profit. Soon after, operations restarted moving material from DEV's wholly-owned port to Docas De Santana some 2 km away.
DEV worked with Indo Sino Pty Ltd ("Indo Sino") and Cadence to start operations, charter a vessel and carry out a competitive bid process for the cargo. The buyer is one of the world's largest globally diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of commodities.
The first portion of the net revenues shall be used to pay historic small and employee creditors (~US$2.5 million), after which approximately US$ 6 million of the net revenues will be used to begin recommissioning studies on the Amapa Iron Ore Project. The remaining net revenues will be used to provide working capital for the operations and payment against the outstanding amount due to the Bank Creditors.
Operations continue at the port in preparation for the next shipment, and at the mine, security has been put in place and tailing dam maintenance has commenced.
Settlement of Bank Creditors
In early September 2020, we announced that DEV Mineraço S.A's ("DEV"), Cadence and Indo Sino Pty Ltd ("the Investors") agreed in principle to the settlement terms proposed by the secured bank creditors ("Bank Creditors"). Detailed discussions and drafting of the legal documents continue. Positive steps have been made, and we believe all parties are aligned to complete and execute this agreement.
The execution of a settlement agreement with the Bank Creditors would represent the satisfaction of Cadence's remaining major precondition to make its initial 20% in